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149 Medusa
Orbital characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)
Orbit type Main belt
Semimajor axis 2.175 AU
Perihelion distance 2.033 AU
Aphelion distance 2.316 AU
Orbital period 3.21 years
Inclination 0.94°
Eccentricity 0.065
Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)
Diameter 19.7 km
Rotation period 26 hours
Spectral class 5 (http://spiff.rit.edu/richmond/parallax/phot/LCSUMPUB.TXT) S
Abs. magnitude 10.79
Albedo 4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) 0.220
History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html)
Discoverer J. Perrotin, 1875


149 Medusa is a bright-colored, stony main belt asteroid.


It was discovered by J. Perrotin on September 21, 1875 and named after Medusa, a snake-haired monster in Greek mythology.


When it was discovered, Medusa was by far the smallest asteroid found (although this was not known at that time). Since then, many thousands of smaller asteroids have been found.


It has also a rather long rotation period of 26 hours.



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